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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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